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Two Polaroid-style photos: One shows gloved hands serving stuffed pastry rolls from a tray, and the other shows a person holding a baked stuffed roll in a paper tray.

On the origin of Southland cheese rolls

in the background, a black and white collage of various hospitality frontages. in the foreground, a woman with white skin and long blonde hair stares at the camera with her arm resting on a large pile of cookbooks

Where to eat in Invercargill – an insider’s guide

Charlotte Muru-Lanning

Kate Langdon on watching the south bloom

We’re just sitting here in Auckland feeling envious of the south

Bluff oysters

Checking in with Bluff oyster season

One MP, One Pint: Joseph Mooney’s journey from ‘traumatic’ teen years to parliament

Lyric Waiwiri-Smith

A collage featuring a map of New Zealand with Invercargill highlighted, a cityscape photo, six people’s portraits, and graphics reading “Race Briefing,” “Invercargill,” and “Local Elections 25.”.

Race briefing: Can a new mayor calm the choppy waters at Invercargill City Council?

A voting form sits against a green background with question marks. The form has a list of nicknames including "Bubbles" "Caveman" "Big Daddy" "Roasty and "Squirt"

‘Vote Big Daddy’: The most memorable local body candidate nicknames in the country

A sketch of a Monopoly-esque board game board with a beer in the middle.

What’s the deal with liquor licensing trusts?

Lyric Waiwiri-Smith

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All the celebrities* running in local elections around the country this year

Gold Guitar winner criticises awards, says ‘brown faces’ were treated unfairly

Lyric Waiwiri-Smith